Andy Maguire has discovered that customers are twice as likely to trust a robot for heart surgery than for picking a savings account as he faces a challenge while he is tasked with upgrading HSBC Holdings Plc’s digital-banking systems. “I do find it slightly odd,” said the chief operating officer of Europe’s largest bank, referring to…
There is a boom in China in so-called pet wearables, like smart collars, leashes and feeders and electronic device makers such as Hong Kong-listed SUGA and other start-ups are looking to cash-in on this boom. Gaining popularity again among the country’s growing middle class is pet ownership which was once denounced as a decadent and…
Tech companies who were seen doing the victory round will have to better study the judgement to see its legal implications. Although many companies are buoyed by a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court which set a limit on where they can be sued for patent infringement, a few intellectual property lawyers opine that due…
Investors are increasingly investing in tech startups in the region whose graduates have strong math, computer science and engineering foundations. Tech entrepreneurs from south-eastern and central European countries, many of whom have had prior experience of launching their own businesses, are increasingly finding a success at enticing global investors, for the second time. Of late,…
A fresh challenge was posed for established PC players in a market that has suffered two years of falling sales volumes by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei which announced on Tuesday that it was planning to start a global expansion into computers. A 15.6-inch screen notebook, a 2-in-1 tablet and notebook hybrid and an ultra slim,…
$107 million has been invested into R3, a group developing blockchain-like technology for financial companies, by Intel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC and dozens of other institutions. Meanwhile, a source close to the situation said that the R3 group was left by Goldman Sachs and Santander who walked away from the funding round. Working together to bring so-called…
This will be the biggest cut in federal funding for the rural economy. This has wide ranging repercussions not only for the U.S. rural economy but for all U.S. tax payers as well. In a significant development that could see food prices move up northwards, the White House budget has proposed $46.54 billion in federal…
Was it only a technical demonstration for hackers to showcase their skill and gain rank? Was it to cause chaos? Although the worm has left many questions unanswered in its wake, analysis of the code points to the involvement of the Chinese, Koreans and the Russians. Symantec Corp has now confirmed that it is “highly…
The Labour Party aims to secure Britain’s access to EU’s lucrative single bloc market. With Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party shortening the lead that British Prime Minister Theresa May had when she plunged country into elections, May has urged voters to back her if they want Britain to exit the EU. Last week, having announced her…
These are some of the stunning disclosures Ebell told delegates in a closed door meeting.
